HSBC kicks off year with Hong Kong branches closed, vandalized
HSBC is being drawn into Hong Kong's political turmoil with protesters attacking some of its branches and graffiti daubed on the famous pair of lions that...
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Tokyo prosecutors raid residence of former Nissan boss Ghosn: NHK
Tokyo prosecutors on Thursday raided the residence of former Nissan Motor Co Ltd chairman Carlos Ghosn, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said.
The father of the passive investing revolution on Wall Street says his idea was called 'garbage'
Burton Malkiel, author of "A Random Walk Down Wall Street," said the investment community thought his passive investing idea was "ridiculous."
Dollar off to a flat start for 2020 as others find the fizz
The dollar started the new year where it left the old one, on the back foot as investors wagered U.S. economic outperformance might be drawing to...
Oil climbs on U.S.-China trade optimism, Middle East tensions
Oil prices rose on the first trading day of 2020 as warming trade relations between the United States and China eased demand concerns, and rising tensions...
California to reject Sezzle's application for lending license in state
A California state agency announced its intention to reject buy-now-pay-later company Sezzle Inc's application for a lending license in the state, sending its shares to a...
Dollar starts new year with a hangover as others find cheer
The dollar started the new year where it left the old one, under pressure as investors wagered U.S. economic outperformance could be coming to an end...
Major commercial plane crash deaths worldwide fell by more than 50% in 2019: group
The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes fell by more than 50% in 2019 despite a high-profile Boeing 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia...
Oil rises supported by U.S.-China trade optimism, Middle East tensions
Oil prices kicked off the new year higher on Thursday as warming trade relations between the United States and China eased demand concerns, while rising tensions...
Asian shares rise on China's policy easing, trade deal hopes
Asian shares kicked off the new decade higher on Thursday, after global stocks ended the previous one at record highs, and buoyed by Chinese markets after...
California department to reject Sezzle's application for lending license in state
Buy-now-pay-later company Sezzle Inc said on Thursday a U.S. government department had announced its intention to reject the company's application for a lending license in the...
Nissan ex-boss Carlos Ghosn to hold press conference on Jan. 8: lawyer
Nissan ex-boss Carlos Ghosn will hold a news conference in Beirut on Jan. 8, a lawyer for Ghosn said on Wednesday, two days after abruptly arriving...
Strike not extended at Lufthansa's Germanwings for now
The trade union representing cabin crew at Lufthansa's budget airline Germanwings decided on Wednesday not to continue their strike for the time being after three days...
More drugmakers hike U.S. prices as new year begins
Drugmakers including Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Gilead Sciences Inc, and Biogen Inc hiked U.S. list prices on more than 50 drugs on Wednesday, bringing total New Year's...
Ghosn met Lebanese president after fleeing Japan: sources
Fugitive former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn met Lebanon's president after his escape from Japan, where he was smuggled out of house arrest by a private security...